PART-TIME OFFICER … Ashley Figy is the newest officer on the block at Edgerton Police Department. Still a student, the village is partnering with Figy’s educational goals to further her law enforcement career.
By: Anna Wozniak
THE VILLAGE REPORTER
The Edgerton Village Council met on February 7, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. Present were councilors Pam Wampler, Leslie VanAusdale, Jason Gruver, Chuck Wallace, Sharon Blinzler, and Lance Bowsher, as were Mayor Robert Day, Village Administrator Dawn Fitzcharles, Fiscal Officer Denise Knecht, and Administrative Assistant Amanda Knecht.
Village Administrator Dawn Fitzcharles shared that inspection of the clear well will happen sometime this weekend, grants have been applied for (specifically for replacing chloride with a brine wetting system to help protect the environment and better the roads), and the NatureWorks agreement has been received.
Fiscal Officer Denise Knecht shared that they are operating fiscally out of February, and the bills were accepted for payment as presented.
Three motions were then made approving the hire of three new part-time auxiliary police officers (Byron Adams; Roland Rivero; and Bennie Thomas), and the village’s two Edgerton High School interns, Dakota Burke, and Carter Herman, were promoted off of probationary status with another two motions.
There were then two youths who came in for the junior firefighter program, Jackson Flower and Adam Gruver, bringing the village’s total of junior firefighters to 4.
Officer-in-training Ashley Figy was then hired as a part-time officer for the Village, and many family members in attendance beamed with pride as she was sworn into office.
The voluntary resignation of Trey Flower, an Edgerton Fire Department employee, was then accepted, and Kyle Brigle was appointed as the local Williams County Health Board representative, and then discussion was held on the long-term maintenance agreement for stormwater management detention basins for new development.
They then approved a motion officially moving the maintenance responsibility of detention basins onto the property owners and off of the village.
Ordinance 1135 allows for an agency agreement between Edgerton and AMPT to find solutions to energy reliability, especially the issue of the substation only being connected through the village through one transmission line.
Any findings will later be presented to council for approval before any solutions are implemented. This was approved after a suspension of the rules, as three readings seemed unnecessary for giving Fitzcharles approval to continue with the agreement.
Ordinance 1136 approved replacement pages to update the codified ordinances to be in compliance with updated state regulations, and was passed after a suspension of the rules to get Edgerton’s codified ordinances up to state standards immediately.
Councilor Wallace shared that the cemeteries will be looking for part-time help for ground maintenance with the resignation of two workers, and work is being done to expand and update many of the local cemeteries in the upcoming months.
Arbor Day is coming up, and council is looking to hold a community event for the tree planting or maybe Earth Day.
Councilor Wampler shared the forward of the want of a tree on Oak Street, with administration sharing that the street will soon be redone, and trees should be planted by Fall.
Councilor Wallace shared that the NARCAN training provided by Maumee Valley Guidance Center, wherein it was told that drug use is most prevalent among factory workers ages 18-55.
The training has already resulted in the saving of one life, and Councilor Wallace shared how important the NARCAN training is for the survival of drug affected residents.
The Edgerton Village Council then voted to enter into executive session at 6:16 p.m., set to meet next February 21, 2024, at 5:30 p.m.